Whether you’re with the one you love or loving the one you’re with, here’s a list of IXITI’s picks for great things to do with somebody special for Valentine’s Day 2014 in Detroit, Ann Arbor and beyond.

Malian musicians Fatoumata Diawara and Bassekou Kouyate and Ngoni Ba have been outspoken in their music about their desire for peace in Mali. They will perform Feb. 7 in Ann Arbor for the UMS concert “One Night in Bamako.”